Brightstorm Q & A : In school we blew in a lime water substance, afterwards there was a white chipy object on the bottom. what was it?

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calcium carbonate. The appearance of the milky white precipitate is a positive test for carbon dioxide.

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kroo_jteague November 26, 2010

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A precipitate of CaCO3 (aka Calcium Carbonate)

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yankeekid November 27, 2010

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It must have been a precipitate, but I'm not sure about the specific name of the precipitate in your experiment.

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Selena December 05, 2010

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